Volume Integration
The Volume integration process combines sequential samples of a trace to create a new value. There are 2 methods available within the process:
- Integration: This is a numerical integration method used to approximate the area under the curve.
- Running Sum: This method adds one sample to the next, cumulatively, as it goes down the trace. For example, for an input trace where every sample = 1, the output samples will be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...
Create a volume integration process
![Create a volume integration process](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/959/902/original/73c5bfd0-43e9-4d62-9f31-dd19889ff7f3.png)
- In the Control Panel, open the Process tab.
- At the tab header, click the Add icon and select New Process.
- Double-click Volume Integration.
- Type a name for the process and click OK.
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/959/900/original/4f3016e2-afcc-402a-95ac-111a2c7119c1.png)
- In the Details Panel, select the volume for the integration process at Volume. In this example, a density volume is selected.
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Select the Method for the integration process:
- Running Sum — This method adds one sample to the next, cumulatively, as it goes down the trace. For example, for an input trace where every sample = 1, the output samples will be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...
- Integration — This is a numerical integration method used to approximate the area under the curve.
As a result of this process, a new volume is available in the Volume tab. The following examples show a density volume before and after the Volume Integration process.
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/959/905/original/before_volintegration_ss.png)
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/959/906/original/after_volintegration_ss.png)